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THE HINDOO WIDOW.

The formal period of mourning for q
widow in Bengal lasts for one month
with the Kayasths, the most numerous
dnd influential class in that part of In
dia-the Brahmins keeping only ten
pays During this time she has to pre-
aarc her own food, combining herself to
q single meal q day, which consists of
boiled coarse rice, simplest vegetables,
CHI or clarified butter, and milk. She
can on no account touch meat. fish.
eggs. or any delicacy at all; she is for
hidden to do up her hair and to put any
scent or oil on her body She must put
on the same cotton sari day and night.
even when il is wet, and must eschew
the pleasure OF bed and lie down on
bare ground, or perhaps on coarse
blanket spread on it. In some cases
she can not even have her hair dried in
the sun after her daily morning ablu-
ton. which she must GO through before
she can put a particle of food in her
mouth. The old women say that the
soul of man after his death ascends to
heaven quickly and pleasantly i'm pro-
portion to the bodily infections which
his wife can undergo in the month after
the death of her husband. Consequent
ly the new made widow. if not for any
other reason, at least Tor the benefit of
the soul of her departed husband. must
submit to continuous abstinence and
excrucisting self-nfiictions A whole
month passes in this state of semi
starvation. The funeral ceremonies.
which drag on till the end Of that
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L County of Van Buren,-ss.
Az a session OF the probate court, for the county
of Van Buren,, holden at the Probate office, in the
village of Paw Paw, Friday, the 4th day OF
November, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and eghty-seven: Present, Hon. Orrin \. Hilton,
Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate OF Thomas Galligan,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition duly verified, of
Sylvia Galligan, widow of said deceased, praying
that certain instrument file IN said court may
be proved, allowed and admitted TO probate as
the last will aud testament of said deceased, and
that execution thereof may be granted TO Charles
l.. Galligan.
Thereupon IL Is ordered, that Monday, the 5th day
OF December 1887 at ten clock in the forenoon, be
assigned the hearing CT said petition, and that all
persons interested in said estate required TO APP
pear al IA session OF said court then TO be holden at
the Probate office, in the village Of Paw Paw, and
show cause, il any there be, why the prayer OF the
petitioner should not be granted.
And II Is further ordered that said petitioner give
notice to the persons interested in said estate Of the
tendency of said petition, and the hearing thereof,
by causing copy OF this order to he published in
the TRUE NoRTHERNER, a newspaper printed and
circulating in said county of Van Buren,, for three
successive weeks at least previous to said day of
hearing.
O3t4ol7OG ORRIN y. HILTON, Judge of Probate
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MISCELLANEOUS READING.
Proctor Knott Tells Story.

No remarked Gov Proctor Knott
OF Kentucky. II will not talk politics
but | will tell YOU an incident of fom
constituents of mine who called on me
once when / was in congress.
''lf there's any one thing we'd rather
hear than an opinion on politics it's tc
hear YOU tell story"
We'll, | had run down to New York
for Il few days, and while there | met
my friends from the old commonwealth.
They were all majors and colonies, and
had never been out of the state before
They insisted that | 90 around with
them TO call on A. I. Stewart. | eX.
planned TO them that my presence could
do them no good; that | didn't care for
Stewart, and | was pretty certain that
he didn't care anything for me. The
truth OF the matter was ! didn't want ia
give the old gentleman chance to hui
initiate me IN any way, rs | had heard
a good deal Of his gluhness. But my
friends said they would 90, anyhow.
That night | went TO one OF the theaters,
and had a nice seat in the parquet.
CHANGING to the right, | saw my consti-
tuents in a box nodding and smiling TO
me. [ returned the salutation, and an
acquaintance near me remarked that
my friends must be very intimate with
A. T. Stewart.
Why So? Inquired in astonish-
ment.
Because they are in his private box,
which he engages by the year, and to
which only his most intimate friends
are invited
when the curtain went down after
the first act ] strolled around to inquire
into the matter They had called on
Nj Stewart at his counting-room The
merchant looked up grimly, and Col.
Boone stepped forward as spokesman,
and unbosomed an avalanche of native
cloquence. Mr.. Stewart, said he, we
are party of kentuckians sir, and call
ed upon the president, upon Gen. Sher-
man, the members OF the cabinet, and
the most distinguished statesmen of the
national capital, and now, sir, we feel
that our trip would not be complete
should we 90 home without seeing the
Napoleon OF merchants, who has made
for himself name that is celebrated
the world over, and who has more talent
IN his line than the statesmen and GEN
erals we have called on have in theirs.
Now, Mr.. Stewart, we will not detain
YOU moment: we have paid our re-
spects and we will 90"
'Mr. Stewart would not allow il,
though. He thew down his pen and
conducted them through his establish
ment personally. After they had made
the rounds they found an elegant col
latioD awaiting them, including cham
payne and Old Kentucky bourbon. As
they were departing the great merchant
shook each Of them by the hand and
gave them cards admitting them to. his
private box during their stay in the city.
That's how they came to be in Stew
arts box at the theater - Cincinnati
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perl0u, are al performed, ana the rlglo
observances Of the widow are little
relaxed. il IT may be SO termed, since
the only relaxation allowed to her is
that she need not prepare the food with
her own hands. and that she can change
her clothes, but always using only plain
cotton saris. The real misery of the
widow, however, begins after the first
month. II is not enough that she is
quite heart-broken for her deceased hus-
band. and that she undergoes all the
aforementioned bodily privations. She
must also bear the most CALLING indig-
mites and the most humiliating self
sacrifices. She can not take an active
part in any religious or social ceremony.
During the poojahs. or religious
festivals, she is but grudgingly allowed
to approach near the object of venera-
ton, and in some bigoted families the
contact of widow is supposed to pol
lutte the materials requisite for the per-
Torrance of marriage ceremonies. The
widow is, in fact, looked upon rs the
'evil one" of the house. Ii she has no
son or daughter TO comfort her, or if
she has TO pass her whole life. rs is
often the case, with her husbanJ's fami-
ly, her condition truly becomes help
less one. During any ceremony or grand
occasion she has silently to look on,
others around her enjoying and disport-
ing themselves, and if some kind rela-
ton does not come TO relieve her tedium
she has hardly anything TO do but to
ruminate on her present sad, wretched
condition. Every female member of a
family, whether married or unmarried,
can 90 to parties, but widow can not,
and if she expresses any wish to join the
family on such occasions it is instantly
repressed by the curt rebuke OF her
mother-in-law or some other relation
that "she is widow, and she must not
have such wishes. Ddcentira Y. Dds,
s1I tie NlneLeenb CcRtiIrM
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CHERIFE's sAI.e

CHERIFF'S SALE Notice is hereby given
- that by virtue of certain writ of transcript feri
facas issued out OF and under the seal OF the cir
cult court for the county OF Van Buren,, and to me
directed aud delivered, bearing date the fth day of
November, A. ID. 1857, wherein William x. Hawkins
Is plsintin and Robert Woods and Asa q. Glidden
are defendants, did on the NTH day of November,
A. ID, 1887, levy upon and seize all the fsht, title
and interest of the above named defendant, Robert
Woods, in and to the following described real
estate situate m the county of Van Buren, and
stale OF Michigan, to-wit: The southeast
quarter GA OF the southwest quarter ~ OF sec
ton l7) town four i) south OF range thirteen
(l3l west, Van Buren, county, Michigan, and con-
tanning forty acres of land, more or less, which
said lands and premises, much thereof as may
be sufficient to satisfy said execution and all legal
costs, shall expose for sale and sell at public auc-
ton yendue 10 the highest bidder as the law di-
reefs at the front door of the court house in the
village of Paw Paw in sand county of Van Buren,,
said house being the place OF holding the cir
cult court IN and for said county, on Friday the 23d
day of December, A. ID. 1887, at the hour of one
O'Clock in the afternoon of said day.
Dated, November Sth, A. ID. 1881.
JOHN G. TODD,
l1O3tIol7O9 Sheriff of Van Buren, County.
CRANE \ BREcK, plaintiffs Attorneys.
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A Californian's Lament.

1t is no use. We have got 10 come
down peg or two in California. They
have knocked us out of all sorts of
things in the East. They beat us on
cyclones and hurricanes, they have
earthquakes, and they have positively
left us behind in al sorts of natural
phenomena. They've had panic in
stocks that simply places our little deal
IN the shade We have come so low.
indeed. Us 10 seek to initiate them in
strikes. Fancy California. that was
never anything but emphatically origi-
nal. becoming copy of the miserable
East. But now our humiliation is COM
plete, for clever child has been dis
covered in Chicago and 4 cute one in
Boston. Heaven knows where they'll
end now. This will be sad blow to
California mothers Perhaps | may be
wrong. Maybe this story is not funny
or cute. From the bottom of my soul |
hope so. The Boston story has natural
ly to do with the mind. Ayoungster of
the female sex has just commenced her
school life. She found herself one day
in n little group of other school chill
dren who were further advanced than
she was. They were telling each other
what books they were "in" in school,
and making as much as they could out
of the subject. She could not stand it,
Even to her infantile mind the meaner
position she held in that company was
quite clear. But she did not mean to be
quite out of the discussion. So she took
advantage of n pause IN the talk and
burst in with her list:
Pm in primer, and a slate, and a
pencil, and SPONGE
The Chicago story has naturally to do
with the body. And it was boy. Boys
have but little mind in them any time.
The little sister had retired 10 rest and
the family were in the parlor, when
there came call from upstairs. The
child smelt smoke; they all did. Some
body went to ring the alarm. while the
others hunted for the fire. They could
not find out, but at last they traced the
smoke 10 corner of the chlld's room.
The engine arrived and the men came
piling upstairs. The small boy of the
family was in fever of delight. He
was examining the hose and chopping
things with the axes, for there wasn't
any very bad tire, and it took them some
time to ger at it, They found burn
ing joist set on fire by the neighbor's
furnace. The little boy meanwhile was
talking to some of the disengaged fire.
men.
SAY" he said, ''f there should be 4
big fire here, and YOU want TO save
things, please don't save my winter
hannels, for they tickle me. san
Francisco Chronicle.
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ADMENrsTWaToR's SALE.

~ matter OF the estate OF Jason Atwel, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of license
granted 10 me by the Probate Court for the county
of Van Buren,, state of Michigan, viii sell AT pub
lie vendue TO the highest bidder at the front door
of the Court House, in the village " Paw Paw, in
hundred and eighty-seven, at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon all the right title and interest of the said
jason Atwe deceased, in and to the following de-
scrbed real estate, to-wit: The northwest fractional
quarter OF the northwest fractional quarter of
ton four ~, town four "A south of range thirteen
(l west, all in Porter township, Van Buren, county,
Michigan.
NATHANIEL ATNELL,
Administrator OF said deceased.
Dated. Paw Paw, oct. Sd, 1887. 9st7o17O4
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C;arke's Flax Saiyc.

Cures Piles, Salt Rheum, letter, Burns
Scalds, Sores, Wounds, Infants Sores and
Chatting, Sore Nipples and Eruptions of the
Skin. Sufferers with Catarrh will find this
an invaluable remedy and certain cure.
Pleasant TO use and perfect satisfaction guar
anteed. Price, % cents per box. For sale
by G. +. Young, Paw Paw.
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In Eject July 8. 1887 Standard Time.
Trains will leave Lagton Station as follows:
GOING EAST.

Trains will connect at junction points for all ths
branch division,
Passengers going 10 eastern points via. Niagara
Falls and Buffalo over the Canada Southern diyis.
ION of the NJ. c. II. r., will go through without
change at Detroit and the great steel, doubs
track, Cantileyer Bridge Niagara River, giving
splendidSiev OF the falls from the train.
Going TO western points, 10y taking the Sis a IN
or IL al or 2:92 = trains. close connections are
maze with all roads oat OF Chicago.
Tor through rates of fare and other information
inquire of tie company's agent. Through Tickets
for sale to all important points ana baggage checked
through.
o. W. RUGGLRs. G. p. x Y. A.. Chicago
/. c. HURD, Ticket Agent, Paw Paw.
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RuckIen,s Arnica SaIye

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles or no pay required II is guaran-
teed to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price % cents per box.
For sale by Bartram d Millington.
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,,ALE.-Deiaulth having been

M OE1 isAtsE ssl Eli eiGult having been
wh'tehy TIE power to 81 has become ucrati,e, ey-
,'"d by william. W. Anderson aud swan j = der
son h- wife, o. Decatur Macon county Illinois, 10
ovsr:u-re & Eautnau o. he city, cOuIiv anu state
lt}.".aid, bearing date "a 9th day OF Nsrch A. l..
1879 1Id recorded iu TIC Office of the -eglEter OF
doet. Cog tie county o. Van Buren, AID state OF
Ai'ttg1E, 90 the @th ~ Y Of April, \. ~. 1851, N
hber 81 ~ ortCages On pag' -si9moTtgage
wtt. c. o., 10Th day o. Apc a. j.. 1ssl, duly as
sigaaI Ly sai1 Dyermire q Kaufman 10 ALLAN { .
Eiihardsou q. Paw Paw, Michigan, aud which said
ar,i.-Gen Wss duly recUrt cd In the Office OF the
said -glstel OF leeds Ola the ia day OF April, a. u.
1871, a. -!ler IA ot mortgages oa page 81. and
WIN III said mortgage was. Cn Q. 18th lay NCyem-
b"tr A. il. 1871. daily assigned by the said lI.lan /
f;isha-l-cu ~ Peter j. SPEECH ~, and which said
n7s Si---t was c.ly recorded IA the Office u the
sai gisteg OF deeds on the 18th day of Nov enter
A. u. al IN liber No "A OF mortgages on page a22
7ui wl.ich said mortgage was, ca the 10th day of
Sepierauer, \. =. lsois duly assigned by George W
Mg'r~ - guardian of Byron NJ. Spe.cher sole heir
ct iiV % FeterJ Spe her, deceasei, to 1,ena Rehl
ana Wi-eL saad assignment was duly recorded in the
office o. said segister of deeds ON t,c 10Th day Of
Septe oef. a. -. ls, IN liber No. 81 of mortgages
oH ptge 49,.
Aud on wiicG 4sid gage there a. claimed 70 be-
cue aud unpaid st the fate Of this ne.ice the sum
90 turee hundred and ninety and 6O-l0D collars and
"a suit ~ proceedings at law or in eeLity having
ba "a Instituted 20 cover thesane or uart there
al notice is therefore hereby given tina; on Sgtnr-
day tEe 18th daE CT Aecember. a. j. Is6- al one
O'Clock Ia The afierQ CON- shall sell az public auc-
ti1n 60 the highest oder at the front do.r of the
couI' house. in The village Of paw Paw, couuty of
Van aren and state a. hichigsl-said cour1 house
beng re place OF hCldiEg the crcuit court 81 and
fof haiG couuty-fle premises described G said
cuoftsag o. $50 much theTsof may be necessary
% aatt,t, fhe amount Cue said mortgage tOgeth-
or with interest and legal costs including an after
uey fse OF fteen dollars provided y law that Is
80 aas tie following piece parcel of fand situate
an tive county of Van Buren, aud state 81 Michigan
viz Ehe northeast fractional quarter 90 the north
vast quarter Of section thirty-fOur a. !p township
one . s5uth Cf range fourteen ga west said TO
r)nf1tl forty acra, be the same more or less
Dgte'. Paw Paw, Mich, Sept. 10th. a. II. issT
RENA EIEHL, Assignee,
onVg B8Fcv. Au'ys Tor Assignee. sffi8oiio-
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Teachers Examination.

The following is the schedule of dates and
places for examination during the ensuing
school year. These dates will not be changed:
Paw Paw. October 2Sth, .......... 1857
South Haven, Nov. 10Th, ............ d"
Paw Paw. March LIST, regular $3.50. 1888
Bangor. March Both, ................ "
Decatur, April 9th, ................ :"
Paw Paw, August I'd, regular. 49,. :"
Gobleyile. August Dist, ............. ..
1G9Sly A. G. MARTIN, Sec'y.
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S,TATE OF MICHIGAN Ninth gaaI

- Circuit.
The terms OF court 20 be held within said judicial
circuit during the years isss and lsss are hereby
assigned as follows:
an Buren, County
second Monday IN January,
Second Monday in April.
Second Monday m Septeir Der,
Second Monday In November
kalamazoo County
Third Monday in February,
Third Monday Ia May,
second Monday Ia October
Second Monday IN December.
Dated, oct. 18th, 1881.
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a. w. ROwIaud.

Justice of the Pence, Insurance Agent, No.
tary Public and Conyeyancer. May be con.
sulted. during business hours, at the Office Of
the TRUE NoRruEnNER.
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A Reliable Article CheerfulIy RECON-

Hon. VIM. Knowles, Rockville, Ind. II
was severely troubled with Catarrh, and was
induced by your agent at Indianapolis, to try
your Papillon (Clarke's extract of fax Ca
tarrh Cure. am free to say that it answered
the purpose fully, and am entirely cured
can cheerfully recommend it for Catarrh."
Reliable druggists sell it at S1.00. Sent pre-
paid on receipt of price. For sale by G. Z.
Young, Paw Paw.
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SOcietY Notice.

Apollo Temple, No. 10. X. p. c., will meet
every Friday evening at 1880 p. m. 17Olly
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l7NtTot sheriff Of Van Buren County.
CRANE K BRycl. PuA's Attorneys.
A6OEtTGAeiE rsAE.E.

AGOKTG AeiE SALE Default having been
vi i-ade ~ the coalitions Of q certain mortgage
iw arehy the power therein contained To sell has be-
come operative executed by Aaron l.. Liudsley and
Jlue N. Lindsey, his wife, Of Van Buren, county
aud state OF Michigan, to Ohm Davenport ana Ira
Davenport executors Of the last viii aud testament
ot Ira Davenport deceased, bearing date the twcn-
ty-hird day OF july, 4. y. eighteen hundred and
seveuty-seyeu, and recorded ia the office of the reg
lister OF deeds for the county OF Van Buren IN said
state o. Michigan, the thirtytrst day OF July A.
=. eighteen hundred and seyentyseN en-, il libcr l6
Of mortgages, on page 32i, upon which mortgage
there Is claimed 70 he due at the date OF this notice
the sum OF nine hundred and seyeuty-twO dollars
81 3.oD) and 10 suit or proceedings AZ law having
been instituted TO recover the sane or any part
thereof, notice = therefore hereby given that, on
Tuesday, the twenty day OF November next, at
-leven clock IN the forenoon, shall sell at public
auction 20 the highest bidder sale to take place at
,ha front door 81 the Van Buren county circuit court
house IN the village Of Paw Paw the premises de-
5crOed IL said mortgage, or 80 much thereof as
shall BE- necessary to satisfy the amount due on
s',ch mortgage, with seven per cent interest and
legal costs. together with attorney fec a. provd-
ca 10y law. that b. 20 say, the following piece or par
cei OF land situated In Van Buren, county IN the
sta,e Ot Michigan, viz:
The eighty so' acres OF the south fractional
bali o: section tventy-eigh J2s, aud tho west half
~ Chs southwest quarter of section twenty-seyen
22l III township two - south. range fourteen ~
west.
fD1t-l. isalanaz 700. August goth, q. J.. los@.
JOHN DAVENPORT, ,,vo.,,.,...
IRA DAVENPORT,
.a'i3ol-o5 Mortgages.
r.kJ.D. BrENs ATTORNEYS for Mortgsrsc-.
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Dr,FCTTON NOTICE. "

ELECTION NOTICE. Whereas, a petit
~ ton Wae. OF te -jth day Of October 3. Dlb0t,
ou.g filed with me, tie County Clerk OF Van GUren
County, IN the StateCi Michigan, pursuant 10 the
provisions az section Of Act No. 197 o. the Pub
Ne Acts % the Legislature of the State Of Michigan,
passed at tba regular session of ieS1, which said
pet.rn = signed Ny orc than ouC-hith ~ the NO-
tais Ct sai comfy, az shown by the vote for Gov
arnof ~ the election h III on the ID day Of NOvem-
Der 4. T.. lsN6 who ar qualified 20 vote for county
si said county. tO-Hit: by 2.fSt suCn y0tevs
,ut ~l!ch petition reads As follow:
TO the County Clelk Of Van Buren, County,
state II Michigan. We, the undersigned electors,
lusine 10 vote Tor county officers IN the County OF
Van Buren,, would most respectfully ask You 20 cal
an election Ia aCcordaLfe Nllh tho provisions of
Ar' NJ,iss OF Public Acc, O Michigan OF l9SI 10 de-
.ernine whether OF NOS Intoxicating Liquors, as
-reDtt NED H. section tWoLf said act shall be- mani
ttCt,red Or s0ll within the limits of Van Buren,
county Notice g. there 4Orc hereby given that
pursuant 20 the lIOl siOus ~ said section No. one
~ 7si1 Let above referred 90, au election VIII De
AHli IA said county. t.4t 10 bC held in each yDt-
h.twac- tic usual hours O. holding elections FOR
state AID county officers az provided ly law, SAID
election 90 take place Thursday, the LIST Jay Vf De-
cemhe-. A. n. y X, 10 determine whether not in
zoe 0atr1 iquO,s, u.euti1LCd IN section No. two
ot said Act above referred to- shall be manufactured
go sold HItEiD tae limits OF sgl. AZ Buren, County.
All Che electors voting at such election that the
n1NUfacture aDt sale Of Intoxicating liquors for
prn,el written or partly printed OF partly writ
rem Oh their hal!C,s the words against the manu-
fs-'uie and sale OF intoxicating liquors. and all
she electors voting2t such election that such manu-
iar'usg and sale shall Lot be prohibited shall have
piiateC o. written, or partly printed partly writ
tfR o. .leir ballots he words, For the manufaC-
tufp lut sac of iLtOi icating llIuoS,'
Dllo.. October OF, \. y. 49, l702t5ol7o6
GEOBGE r.. MYERS,
count. Gers OF Van .3ugeu County state Of NIich-